KNOWING EACH OTHERS

PAMPLONA PERUGIA WEISSENBURG

PAMPLONA

Pamplona is the capital of Navarre, in the north of Spain.

It is a small and

ancient city.

His population is

around 200.000.

The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermin festival, from July 7 to 14, in wich the running of the bulls or encierro is one of the main attractions.

EDUCATION IN PAMPLONA

The city is home to two universities:

• University of Navarre which is ranked as the best private university in Spain.

• Public University of Navarre established by the Government of Navarre in 1987.

• There is also a local branch of the UNED (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia).

• Pamplona has more than 15 colleges.

ECONOMY OF PAMPLONAPamplona has changed in a few decades from a little administrative and rural town to a medium-size city of industry and services.

In the industry the most important activity is related to automobile industry. Volkswagen manufactures Polo model in its factory of Landaben and there are many auxiliary industries that work for Volkswagen and other companies.

Renewable energy technologies are also an increasing economic sectorwith the National Centre for Renewable Energies (CENER) and of Acciona.

SPORTSC.A. OSASUNA

Founded in 1920, it plays in the “Spanish first division”.

MIGUEL INDURAINFirst person who won 5 “Tours of France” in a row.

COLLEGE: “VIRGEN DEL CAMINO”

I attend to “Virgen del Camino” college.

It openned its doors for the first tiem 50 years ago.

It is 15 minutes walking from the city center, and around 5 minutes by bus.

It has two diferents buildings.

It has about 800 students and more than 80 teachers.

In it we can study a great variety of courses like: electricity, welding and boitermaking, mechanic…

MECHANIC IN VIRGEN DEL CAMINO

We study numeric controlWe study how to create our own bussinesWe study mechanic productionWe study languages like englishWe study draw

In the first year of our studies we study and do practice at the college, and in the second and last year we make them in a factory.

This year is the fifth aniversary of the college.